Back to basics: A‐literacy, the Boolean gene, convergence and the long tail
Abstract
Purpose
Based on a paper given at the Fiesole Retreat held in Lund in July 2006. This article seeks to explore issues on the future relevance of libraries in a world dominated by the web and how far “off‐web” resources will have any relevance to users.
Design/methodology/approach
The article combines narrative and analysis.
Findings
Libraries are slow to respond to external competitors and cultural changes, but their own practices paradoxically leave them well equipped to make such responses.
Originality/value
Challenges libraries to build on existing experience and skills in the Web 2.0 world.
Keywords
Citation
Law, D.G. (2006), "Back to basics: A‐literacy, the Boolean gene, convergence and the long tail", The Electronic Library, Vol. 24 No. 6, pp. 729-733. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470610714170
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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